Phone specs say we have 512MB RAM.
Elixir says I have 345MB.
Native Android "manage applications" (running apps tab) says I have around 300MB (adding up "used" and "free").
What gives? My phone's not rooted, so I'm guessing maybe a portion of the RAM is not visible to me as a user?
Isn't some Ram set aside for the gpu?
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jbeez said:
Isn't some Ram set aside for the gpu?
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Yes. Parts of the RAM are dedicated for processing graphics. That's why it only shows 345MB.
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G2x is supposed to have 512 MB memory, yet typing "free" in terminal only shows 381384 KB. Is the rest dedicated to video or something?
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r4d14n7 said:
G2x is supposed to have 512 MB memory, yet typing "free" in terminal only shows 381384 KB. Is the rest dedicated to video or something?
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remember that you will never get the full RAM amount because the system/OS still needs to run the necessary files. For example, win7 needs at least 2 gb of RAM requirement, but the OS itself hogs almost 1 GB of that RAM.
And yes it has 512 mb of DDR2 RAM.
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Why is Total Memory showing as 558MBs in task manager when it should be 768?
How come some HTC Sensations are 4G some 3G? + how do you check if its 4G or 3G?
Thanks
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Some are locked by OS.
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How do i unlock so that it use all the RAM?
You will not unlock the rest of the RAM memory beacause it's reserved for the Adreno chip.
i take it the Adreno chip is the graphics CHIP?
Hero_uk1 said:
i take it the Adreno chip is the graphics CHIP?
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Yes, it's a graphic chip
should have waited for the htc evo which has 1gB ram!! Dam
you should've bought the other device which has 1G ram..
Doesn't the iphone 4 have 512mb of ram? I don't hear anyone complaining there..
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why do people complain about ram do they even know how android handles ram.as long as you have 100-170mb you are alright no program uses over 30mb along so,the most i seen is 23mb and im looking at it now and it is settings at 1 process and 0 sevices i have 278mb free ram used 242mb
Hgaara said:
Doesn't the iphone 4 have 512mb of ram? I don't hear anyone complaining there..
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iPhone users don't even know what RAM is..
@OP the RAM isn't gonna make much difference due to the way Android manages its memory. Besides even on EVO 3D you'll be unhappy with 700 some odd available RAM.
I've been having a lot of problems with not having enough ram, or at least I think that's the problem. My sensation keeps restarting sense, and usually when i check I only have about 70 - 80 available ram. i'm not sure what's using it, but it gets pretty annoying.
digitizedremix said:
I've been having a lot of problems with not having enough ram, or at least I think that's the problem. My sensation keeps restarting sense, and usually when i check I only have about 70 - 80 available ram. i'm not sure what's using it, but it gets pretty annoying.
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Minfree settings might be too aggressive. I haven't had sense restart once yet.
Sdobron said:
Minfree settings might be too aggressive. I haven't had sense restart once yet.
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Minfree settings? Not too sure what you mean but for me, my phone is stock haven't modded it or anything. Just keeps restarting.
the title says enough...is there a way to achieve that much free space? sometimes i want to play a game what needs more RAM...but i only have 200 mb± with the latest coredroid...it is really dissapointing...:\
turkish-soldier said:
the title says enough...is there a way to achieve that much free space? sometimes i want to play a game what needs more RAM...but i only have 200 mb± with the latest coredroid...it is really dissapointing...:\
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Don't worry the games will be fine, Android will free up resources for processes that require it. And the status bar task manager(HTC) and settings show different amounts of RAM. In settings the value is significantly higher, seems a lot of apps are cached in RAM. Anyway you can still play those games and not worry.
Ace42 said:
Don't worry the games will be fine, Android will free up resources for processes that require it. And the status bar task manager(HTC) and settings show different amounts of RAM. In settings the value is significantly higher, seems a lot of apps are cached in RAM. Anyway you can still play those games and not worry.
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Ok,but what you answered wasn't the answer what i want,i mean when i check it with es task manager i see only 200mb of free space....on my rooted dhd i have 360(!!)mb of free space...i just do not know why there is such a big difference while sensation is new...
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turkish-soldier said:
Ok,but what you answered wasn't the answer what i want,i mean when i check it with es task manager i see only 200mb of free space....on my rooted dhd i have 360(!!)mb of free space...i just do not know why there is such a big difference while sensation is new...
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Are you referring to internal memory or actual ram? If ram the sensation has qhd making sense use more ram. You can use supercharger v6 to change minfree values for more ram. And if you really mean internal mem, you can uninstall some apps or clear caches. Dhd and sensation have same amount of storage allocated to data partition.
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On a completely clean install with noa pps installed you'll only get 250MB free RAM - you'll never see 450MB free with a Sense-based ROM. End of
It's not necessary. If the game needs more memory, Android will free up the memory for it when the game is running. Keeping 450MB memory free all the time is highly inefficient use of the available memory. That basically means that 450MB memory is kept from being used. People really should stop obsess with large "free memory" number on Android.
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Are you referring to internal memory or actual ram? If ram the sensation has qhd making sense use more ram. You can use supercharger v6 to change minfree values for more ram. And if you really mean internal mem, you can uninstall some apps or clear caches. Dhd and sensation have same amount of storage allocated to data partition.
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I was referring to Ram,i will try supercharger v6(don't know what it is will give it a try ) no i am talking about the ram...not the internal storage for aps
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It's not necessary. If the game needs more memory, Android will free up the memory for it when the game is running. Keeping 450MB memory free all the time is highly inefficient use of the available memory. That basically means that 450MB memory is kept from being used. People really should stop obsess with large "free memory" number on Android.
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Ok thank you very much,this is what i wanted to know,
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well you might not get exactly 450mb free.
but i think in the developers forum, there is a custom rom you can port to your rooted phone that doesnt include the HTC sense and some apps to free up some space for you.
You deff won't get 450mb free even with an asop rom.
Like everyone else said, android does a pretty good job at memory management and clear memory when apps need more.
A lot of RAM is reserved for HW drivers first, then Android reserves some, an some processes are cached and then there's your free RAM which is less 300MB>Senny, but I use Supercharger MOD and get avg of 200MB on homescreen(w/ a lot widgets).
any rom base is ok, sense, aokp, cm...
thanks thanks thanks!!
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Download any CM ROM and don't install GAPPs.
You must try different ROMs and choose the one that suits you.
For Most RAM free, I think SlimBean is your best choice. Just see the attached screenshot.
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Ram works differently on andriod then on windows or other os. On our phones ram is not to big of concern , apps just get loaded into ram so its norm to show a high ram usage
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DESERT.TECH said:
Ram works differently on andriod then on windows or other os. On our phones ram is not to big of concern , apps just get loaded into ram so its norm to show a high ram usage
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I imagine you would only notice a difference if you're zipping in and out of multiple apps. And the little differences in amounts of RAM used would have little real world usage differences.
Isn't there anyone installed ram expander or swapper apps to increase the size of physical ram?
The total ram is only 768 mb, so the remained after flashing the recent PAC rom is usually less than 200 mb.
This insufficient ram always requires "kill apps" before start new apps.
It seems that "ram expander" or "swapper2" can resolve this problem, but I can't be sure about these apps whether they are stable / effective.
Let android do its thing man.
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Don't use crappy apps like that android intentionally fills ram. Its doing what it's supposed to.
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